272 – A Podcasting Podcast

This week WELSTech is all about how to create, produce and distribute podcasts, and we’ve recruited some of our favorite WELS podcasters to aid in the discussion. We set a new record for picks of the week, and there’s a cool new ministry resource and some great advice about web site images to boot!

The discussion:

Podcasting 101 – Pastor Tom Barthel from Christ in Baxter, MN, Philip Wels and Bob Martens join Martin and Sallie for what could be characterized as a robust conversation about podcasting, complete with a Google Hangouts crash to keep things real. Learn tips and tools for creating and sustaining your own podcast.

• Canaan Bound Podcast
• This One Podcast
• Bob Speaks
• Creative Circle
• Phil & Bob’s production tools:
  • Piezo
  • The Levelator
  • Audacity
  • Amazon S3
• Detailed specs of hardware and software used to produce WELSTech

Ministry resources:

(28:47) PrayrList

Picks of the week:

• (32:23) The 10 Tools Challenge – Sallie’s kickoff post
• Royalty free Christian art by Chris Higham
• Freetalk Everyman Wireless Headset
• Snowball Blue Microphone
• Instacast 3
• Doxie Go Scanner

Community feedback:

• (44:22) Can Google Help Students Master the Art of Online Search
• Build Your Own Adobe Creative Suite with Free and Cheap Software
• Smart Brief – Free e-newsletter on education technology
• CustomInk – Design your own t-shirts
• Usability Mistakes to Avoid When Using Photos in Your Website

Coming up on WELSTech:

(50:17) Episode 273 – Teachers will want to tune in next week as Jason Schmidt and Emily Dittmar join us for an overview of the EdCamp “un-conference” format. (Release date – 01/29/13)

The featured artist:

(51:07) We close the podcast with the music of Stephen Bautista (www.stephenbautistamusic.com or stephenbautista on Twitter) – Who Will Tell Them

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